Weekend News Roundup February 24, 2024

Weekend News Roundup February 24, 2024

Overall, the U.S. auto industry has largely recovered from the supply chain issues that drove the cost of new cars through the roof and brought the price of used cars up along with it. Not all new cars are selling below MSRP now, but enough are that you can generally expect to find a deal … Read more

Weekend Car Culture Roundup February 24, 2024

Weekend Car Culture Roundup February 24, 2024

A week ago, we reported that numerous Tesla Cybertrucks were facing a premature rust issue despite being made of stainless steel. Owners say they noticed orange stains on the stainless steel panels of their nearly new Cybertrucks. However, a Tesla engineer is now saying that your eyes are deceiving you, and Cybertrucks… Read more… Read … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck Owners Say It’s Starting to Rust After Rain

Tesla Cybertruck Owners Say It’s Starting to Rust After Rain

This story originally appeared on Business Insider. Some Tesla owners say their Cybertrucks are starting to rust after being caught in the rain. In a post on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum, a member with the username Raxar wrote that they’d collected their vehicle on February 1 — and were warned that day that rain … Read more

Carmax Is Gonna Lowball You If You Try To Sell Them Your Cybertruck

Carmax Is Gonna Lowball You If You Try To Sell Them Your Cybertruck

Photo: Facebook Marketplace Remember when you first watched The Fast And The Furious, and every car in it was the coolest thing you’d ever seen? The bright green of the Eclipse, the targa top Supra, the massive blower of the Charger. Remember how it all came crashing down, when you realized the “$80,000 car” was, … Read more

These Are The Top News Stories Of The Week

These Are The Top News Stories Of The Week

A demonstrator passes an autographed American flag as he prepares to depart Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland, on March 7, 2022.Photo: Jim WATSON (Getty Images) Oh boy, another convoy is on the move! This one is called the “Take Our Border Back” convoy and it kicked off a week long road trip in Virginia Beach … Read more

Tesla video shows off Cybertruck’s Basecamp tent attachment

Tesla video shows off Cybertruck’s Basecamp tent attachment

After a long wait, Tesla finally delivered the Cybertruck pickup to the first customers at the end of November. Since then, the Elon Musk-led automaker has been pushing out occasional videos trumpeting the funky-looking electric vehicle in a bid to boost the order book. The latest one to drop shows off the Cybertruck’s Basecamp tent … Read more

Tesla Cybertruck’s Low Milage, EV Leasing And A New Hyundai Santa Fe In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup

Tesla Cybertruck’s Low Milage, EV Leasing And A New Hyundai Santa Fe In This Week’s Car Buying Roundup

Image: RAM Shane lives in Wisconson and has a Ram truck that served him well when he was fixing up his house, but he is tired of the poor MPGs and bad ride quality. He wants to sell the truck and buy two cars, a daily driver with modern features and all-weather traction, and something … Read more

Tesla reveals target date for new electric vehicle launch

Tesla reveals target date for new electric vehicle launch

Tesla is targeting 2025 for the launch of a mass-market compact crossover, with speculation growing that it could be the automaker’s best-priced vehicle yet. Following Wednesday’s publication of a Reuters report claiming that Tesla has been informing suppliers of its plan to launch its first new vehicle since the Cybertruck last year, Tesla chief Elon … Read more

Tesla Claims It Will Launch A New Entry-Level Model In 2025

Tesla Claims It Will Launch A New Entry-Level Model In 2025

Image: Tesla Tesla boss Elon Musk has been promising an entry-level $25,000 electric vehicle for six years. He first mentioned the possibility of the car in 2018, saying it would happen within three years, then doubled down on the idea at Tesla’s Battery Day in late 2020. According to reports from Reuters, Tesla has inquired … Read more

Weekend News Roundup January 20, 2024

Weekend News Roundup January 20, 2024

Screenshot: HBO/YouTube Late last year, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver dedicated more than 30 minutes to Elon Musk, covering everything from Tesla to SpaceX and even his anti-semitism. While it acknowledged that Musk’s companies have been able to do some innovative things, it didn’t exactly paint the man himself in a flattering light because, … Read more